Vegetarian promotion or mere stunt?

BEIJING, April 21 -- A group of scantily dressed girls have paraded through
Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, to promote
vegetarianism, according to website newssc.org.

The girls, wearing just a few clothes and vegetable leaves covering their
bodies, paraded in a decorated carriage to advocate vegetarian diets on Sunday
for the 40th World Earth Day.

The activity was supported by an organization for the ethical treatment of
animals.

But many citizens shook their heads in dismay at the stunt, saying the
promotion may not be as effective as the girls may have hoped. People may focus
on the girls and neglect the theme of the activity, said one local person.

Similar activities were held in Guangzhou, the capital of southern China's
Guangdong Province, using foreign models, according to the organizer.

(Source: CRIENGLISH.com)